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Commonwealth v. Nieves

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1995
669 A.2d 338 (Pa. 1995)

Opinion

Argued: December 5, 1995.

Decided: December 29, 1995.

Appeal No. 82 Capital Appeal Docket from Judgment of Sentence of Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Trial Division, Criminal Section, entered October 24, 1994, at Nos. 0970 and 0972, October Term, 1993.

Jack McMahon, Philadelphia, for William Nieves.

Catherine Marshall, Karen A. Brancheau, Robert A. Graci, Office of Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY and CASTILLE, JJ.


ORDER


Case remanded to Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel. Jurisdiction retained.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Nieves

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1995
669 A.2d 338 (Pa. 1995)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Nieves

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William NIEVES, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 29, 1995

Citations

669 A.2d 338 (Pa. 1995)
669 A.2d 338

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